Health Lords call for action on health inequalities for people with learning disabilities LDT Editor Jun 13, 2014 The speed of the government’s progress in acting on the recommendations of the Confidential Inquiry into premature…
Health GPs urged to plan for introduction of annual health checks for 14 to 17-year-olds… LDT Editor Mar 24, 2014 GPs are being urged to start planning now for the introduction of annual health checks for young people aged 14-17…
News Government response to inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning… LDT Editor Dec 18, 2013 The principal investigator for the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities…
News More still needs to be done to ensure healthcare equality for people with learning… LDT Editor Jul 17, 2013 The government published its response to the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning…
News Government response to Confidential Inquiry to be published on Friday LDT Editor Jul 11, 2013 The government is to publish its response to the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning…
Features Scandal of premature deaths amongst people with learning disabilities must be… LDT Editor Mar 20, 2013 People with learning disabilities die, on average, 16 years before their counterparts without a disability, and…
Health People with learning disabilities more likely to die prematurely than general… LDT Editor Mar 19, 2013 People with learning disabilities die 16 years sooner on average than the general population and more than a third…